Thomas Banner has extensive experience representing both public and private sector interests in litigation before judges, juries and administrative tribunals throughout New Mexico.
For roughly half of his career, Mr. Banner represented the people of New Mexico as a government attorney: he served first as an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting criminal cases; he went on to advocate for the public's interests in utility and insurance rate-making proceedings; most recently, he served as prosecutor for the New Mexico Medical Board in licensing and disciplinary cases.
Now in private practice, Mr. Banner is continuing his successful litigation practice while also offering counseling and advice to individuals and businesses concerning real estate and property, creation and enforcement of contracts and trusts, administration of estates, trademarks, criminal defense, and professional licensing matters.
In 2020, Mr. Banner founded Paramount Title, LLC to provide real estate settlement services and title insurance products in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Mr. Banner is admitted to practice in the following courts: New Mexico state courts (2006); New Mexico Federal District Court (2008); District of Columbia (2008); and U.S. Supreme Court (2010)
Mr. Banner was awarded a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Missouri, and a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. While attending law school at night in Baltimore, Mr. Banner worked full-time as an Administrative Legal Officer for the Baltimore Department of Social Services where he assisted the department's attorneys in their efforts to protect children from neglect and abuse.
Since 2008, Mr. Banner has volunteered with the Santa Fe County Teen-Court program which affords youthful non-violent law-breakers a chance make reparation to the community and be held accountable for misdemeanor violations as an alternative to prosecution in the juvenile justice system.
- University of Baltimore School of Law
- J.D (2006)
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- University of Missouri - Columbia
- B.A (1998)
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- Attorney
- The Banner Firm, LLC
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- General Counsel
- Paramount Title, LLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Hays & Friedman, PA
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- Chief Legal Counsel / Administrative Prosecutor
- New Mexico Medical Board
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- Staff Attorney
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
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- Attorney
- The Banner Firm, LLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Cassutt, Hays & Friedman, P.A.
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- Assistant District Attorney
- Office of the First Judicial District Attorney
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- Certified User
- Qualia
- Title Insurance Producer License
- New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance
- American Land Title Assocaition # 1185666
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- District of Columbia Bar
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- Santa Fe County Teen Court
- Teen Court Judge
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- Activities: The Santa Fe County Teen Court Program offers teens who admit being responsible for a traffic or misdemeanor offense, alternative sentencing options including community service, counseling and crime prevention education.
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- New Mexico State Bar
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- American Bar Association
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- District of Columbia
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- New Mexico
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- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Health Care Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- DUI & DWI
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Professional Licensing
- English: Spoken, Written